Where does “quellen” come from?

quellen (Middle High German) comes from Old High German quellan, from Proto-West Germanic kwellan, from Proto-Germanic kwellaną, from Proto-Indo-European gʷelH- — to throw, reach, pierce; to hit by throwing.

Ancestry of “quellen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old High Germanquellanto well up, pour out, stream from; to well up, to...
2Proto-West Germanickwellanto well
3Proto-Germanickwellanąto well; to gush, stream
4Proto-Indo-EuropeangʷelH-to throw, reach, pierce; to hit by throwing

Words derived from “quellen”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʷelH- →Every word from Proto-Germanic kwellaną →Every word from Proto-West Germanic kwellan →